Star Trails: A Podcast About Cosmic Wonder

Author: Drew

  • The Darkroom at the Edge of the Universe

    The Darkroom at the Edge of the Universe

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    Step into David Malin’s darkroom and discover how photographic plates, chemistry and ingenious image processing revealed a hidden universe. Then explore the Moon, planets, Andromeda, the Double Cluster and the Pleiades in the night sky for November 1–7, 2026.

  • The Death of Andromeda

    The Death of Andromeda

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    Andromeda is not disappearing, but new Hubble observations show that its star-forming ring is winding down. Explore the galaxy’s slow transformation, then head outside for Andromeda, the first-quarter Moon, Orionid meteors and the Moon beside Saturn.

  • The Moon That Sends Us Its Ocean

    The Moon That Sends Us Its Ocean

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    Join us for a journey into the night sky for the week of October 11, 2026, as we explore Enceladus’s hidden ocean, the universe’s Cosmic Latte color, Mars in the Beehive Cluster, Vesta at opposition, and Algol’s eclipse.